Lesson 10 Individual Advisor’s Activity Guide Daily Observation Observe your pigs every day. One daily observation item to record is the temperature in the building each day. Date: Date: Date: Date: Date: Time: 7:00 a.m. Time: 10:00 a.m. Time: 12:00 p.m. Time: 2:00 p.m. Time: 4:00 p.m. Temp: 70° Temp: 71° Temp: 72° Temp: 71° Temp: 70° Pen 5 needs more Possible sick ani- Lame pig in pen 1. Good. feed. mal in pen 2. Good. Scenarios What would you do to improve each situation? Pigs don’t have sweat glands to help keep them cool. The temperature is very hot in your barn. What is a sign that your pigs are too hot? Pigs are too hot when they start panting. How would you help your pigs cool off? You can help them cool off by turning on misters and providing them with plenty of water. Young pigs need to be kept warm. A new litter was just born. What are some signs that your pigs are cold? Little piglets are cold when they shiver and huddle on top of one another. What would you do to keep the pigs warm? To keep them warm, provide a mat for them to lay on and a heat lamp above them. Pigs need plenty of water each day. How can you make sure that your pigs are getting enough water? You can be sure your pigs are getting at least 5 gallons of water per day by observing your animals. If they fight for water, they are not getting enough provided. 371 Individual Advisor’s Activity Guide Lesson 10 Emergency Back up Plan It is a good idea to have an emergency action plan for your farm. This can be as simple as a list of contacts to call in case of an emergency. Fill out the contacts below. Contact Phone (1) Your Name: Betty Jo Phone (2) 123-456-7890 123-456-7891 123-456-7892 123-456-7893 123-456-7894 123-456-7895 911 911 123-456-7896 123-456-7897 Parent’s Name: Jim and Mary Alternate Caretaker: Tom Farm employee: Briana Farm employee: Zack Veterinarian: Bob Police: Local Fire Department: Local Other: Grandma/Grandpa Other: Uncle Jo 123-456-7898 123-456-7899 123-456-7810 123-456-7820 Recordkeeping Word Find Find 10 words that have something to do with recordkeeping. The words are across, backwards, up and down, and diagonal. F W F R W L T F D M N L H E N H T C N U M H F Y T P C Z T M B X X R N F N L J M Q O T N E L R R N Y G N T K R I H O N R B X O G Q E W N M X T A I Z G G H M T T G G N H A N T K K D E K X N W M R W A C A A T R V N N T R E N K A I S V R Q P M L C V C V M M J D I R U M K C L K Y F P N L D E A E N H M Y V M F Y Y M I H M T S H T I T T R E A T M E N T G B X G W J N F P F G F Q P R B O K M D Y M K G T K L Y R J H T K R N O H K L W Q V N R G M N W P D L F I C I F I T R E C A Q P D M M H V F C K D H H Z N B M P T A Emergency Inventory Medication Observation Training Treatment Usage VCPR 372 Advisor’s Activity Guide Individual Lesson 10 No matter who is caring for your animals, they need to be observed at least once daily. VCPR Fill out the following Veterinarian information. Name: Dr. Bob Winkler Address: Phone: Hours he/she is available: Who to call during “off” hours: 1234 Cherry Street 123-456-7895 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Dr. Rob Whistler Emergency Detection Check off the categories you have emergency detection for. ✔Power failure ❑ ✔Drastic temperature changes ❑ ❑ Fire ✔ ❑ Other ________________________ Break-in of the facility ❑ Other ________________________ Euthanasia Do you have a euthanasia plan? Yes What would you do if you thought one of your pigs needed to be euthanized? We have a euthanasia plan that tells us to euthanize a pig with a captive bolt gun. This is a safe and humane way to euthanize a pig. What Observations Tell You Daily observation is an important assessment that can tell you a lot about your animals’ health, care and surroundings. List five things that you can look for during your daily observations: Observation: sick/injured pigs 2 working feeders 3 working waterers 4 barn temperature 5 BCS behavior 1 373 Producer Individual Advisor’s Activity Guide Lesson 10 Food Service Body Condition Scoring Movement ATTITUDE Score each of the pigs below from one to five. Check each item that helps make moving your pigs less stressful. ❑ Move six or less pigs at a time. ✔ ✔ ❑ Take steps daily to get your pigs accustomed to human contact. Friday Saturday Sunday Move your pigs as fast as you can. The less time it takes the less stressed they will get. ❑ Make loud noises to get your pigs to move faster. ❑ Be as quiet as possible when moving your pigs. 3 ✔ ❑ Move your pigs in a calm manner. Producer ❑ 1 Monday ATTITUDE ✔ ❑ Move obstacles out of your pigs’ view during Tuesday Wednesday movement. ✔ ❑ Use a sorting board to help you move your pigs. Friday 4 ✔ ❑ Use people to assist you that have been trained in Saturday animal handling. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Ventilation nday Monday Saturday 5 Explain why ventilation needs to be controlled in a swine facility. How can it affect your animals’ health? Tuesday Wednesday Sunday Monday 2 Ventilation needs to be controlled in a swine facility because it controls the air quality and temperature. This directly affects the pigs health. Tuesday Wednesday 374